Valpolicella Classico DOC

Name: Valpolicella Classico DOC
Brand: Santa Sofia
Price: 325 ZAR
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Red Blend•Veneto • Italy

1 bottle750 ml•R150 delivery

R325

Case of 6750 ml each•Free delivery

R1,950

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Taste profile

Type

Red Blend

Tannin

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Sweetness

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Acidity

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Body

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Oak influence

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On the palate

A clean ruby hue with brilliant undertones, an intense aroma of red flowers, cherry, raspberry, red currant, and base notes of spicy cinnamon and coffee: a bouquet of extraordinary harmony, elegance and richness. The palate has a rich mouthfeel, the tannins, very vibrant and with a good grip, give it a fine structure; the correct levels of acidity and alcohol contribute to creating a perfectly balanced and most enjoyable wine.

Cinnamon

Red Currant

Raspberry

Coffee

Valpolicella pairs with a great variety of dishes, depending on its age. When young, it is the perfect wine for the more traditional cured meat cuts of Veneto, such as soppressa, as well as risotto, in particular that made with chicken livers. At a riper age, served in wide-brimmed glasses, it honours braised meat and liver Veneziana. A delightful marriage is that with stewed stockfish or baccalà and Lake Garda pike in sauce.

Cultivar

Corvinone, Corvina, Rondinella

Region

Veneto

Appellation

Valpolicella DOC

Alcohol

12.5%

Cellaring Potential

Up to 3 years

Award stickers are applied at the producer's discretion and may not be present on all bottles.

The cellars of Santa Sofia are located below and to the side of Villa Santa Sofia, formerly known as Villa Serego. Begun in 1560 to a design by Andrea Palladio, the villa was built on commission from Marcantonio Serego, a highly esteemed nobleman married to Ginevra Alighieri, even if the grandiose project was actually completed only in a small part and what can be seen today is approximately one third of Palladio's original design.